William Congreve - Charms Quotes

3 Sourced Quotes

View all William Congreve Quotes

Music has charms to soothe a savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

William Congreve

Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,
To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.
I've read, that things inanimate have mov'd,
And, as with living Souls, have been inform'd,
By Magick Numbers and persuasive Sound.
What then am I? Am I more senseless grown
Than Trees, or Flint? O force of constant Woe!
'Tis not in Harmony to calm my Griefs.
Anselmo sleeps, and is at Peace; last Night
The silent Tomb receiv'd the good Old King;
He and his Sorrows now are safely lodg'd
Within its cold, but hospitable Bosom.
Why am not I at Peace?

William Congreve

Music alone with sudden charms can bind
The wand'ring sense, and calm the troubled mind.

William Congreve